EDR wrote:

I am thinking in terms of performance as would apply
to the Commercial standards.

This is completely reasonable. I just did my annual club checkride. This
requires flight to PPL standards. But since I'm (slowly) working on my
CPL, that's what I aimed for and what the CFI and I discussed.

If nothing else, this made the ride a lot more fun.

I think your instructor has some issues with slow flight. In fact...how
does he handle the situation when you're at MCA? When you stall?

- Andrew